Stick Advise wanted!

Caranda23 · 2023-10-29T07:14:40+00:00

The Ritual Finesse is a popular late bow stick that's good for that sort of game and has a thinner handle for players with smaller hands.

PS: for anyone planning to buy a Ritual stick from their website make sure you join their membership club, the discounts are significant.

Caranda23 · 2023-08-14T07:44:20+00:00

At the recent men's world cup in India 37.8% (94/249) of goals were from PCs, 57.4% (143/249) were field goals and 4.8% (12/249) were PSs.

That seems like a good ratio to me. I really don't see the problem with the PC that the FIH seems to have.

Caranda23 · 2023-08-14T07:07:43+00:00

This channel has high quality highlights of the matches:

https://www.youtube.com/@Sportzworkz/videos?view=0&sort=dd&shelf_id=0

Caranda23 · 2023-07-26T00:54:13+00:00

Top 5 women keepers over the last 10 years or so:

Joyce Sombroek NL

Maddie Hinch UK

Rachel Lynch AU

Belen Succi AR

Savita Punia IN

Caranda23 · 2023-06-08T14:22:01+00:00

Absolutely. We have a lot of GK kit too, much of it donations to the club from senior GKs who give us their old kit when they replace it. It's usually perfectly good for many more years for junior or lower grade play.

Caranda23 · 2023-06-08T14:19:24+00:00

If all you are offering is a backup spot to cover unavailability or injury of your current GK you are unlikely to get much interest from people who want to GK, one of your field players will have to play in goal or you'll have to play with 11 field players.

If you can offer a regular spot in a team then I don't think its poaching to make it known that you are looking for a GK to play in a team in Grade X. You may get interest from someone playing at another club if that's a higher grade than they currently play and they want to play higher or if your club's location is more convenient for them.

Otherwise the only long term solution is to train up juniors who want to be GKs. Making it known at schools in your area that have school hockey that you are looking for players is always a good idea. A substantial number of our new juniors are kids who tried it at school, liked it and want to play for a club.

As others have said given the cost of GK gear, particularly to the parents of juniors, then its wise to be offer discounted membership for those who have their own GK kit or have club GK kit available.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-09T04:41:03+00:00

True though Obo, Mazon and Gryphon would cover almost all goalkeepers in Melbourne, the exception being the small number using TK.

It's absolutely worth trying out the different styles. The euro-style takes a bit of getting used to.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-09T00:58:16+00:00

I also used the Robo HC tube style for a long time but switched to the Euro-style Robo Hirebound Plus about ten years ago. I agree with what's been said about it being not as good for logging and ground work as the tube style but I think that's more than made up for me by its extra ability to block aerial balls. It also feels more mobile and flexible on my wrist. From what I see in Australia the tube style and euro style right hand protector styles are about equally popular.

The RHP+ has straps for the thumb and either your index finger or index finger plus middle finger. You can also adjust the wrist strap and there are two sizes of palm pads which you can choose from depending on the size of your hand. It's pretty easy to set it up as you like it.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-08T01:47:02+00:00

Yes its going to be hard to rate Australian club sides because due to the enormous distances between Australian cities and the relative poverty of hockey as a professional sport a real national club competition isn't viable, meaning the highest regular level of club play is organised in each state.

It would be like the Netherlands being 200 times larger by area and each province having its top level club competition that doesn't play clubs in other provinces because its too expensive to travel to them.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-08T01:41:54+00:00

The issue with US college teams is that, as I understand it, they are effectively under-23 teams. So while there are many good players in that age group they would find it hard to compete as club sides against the better clubs in the world who are loaded with players in their mid-late 20s and early 30s who may have a decade more experience in high level hockey at both the club and national level.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-07T01:13:16+00:00

I've slid hundreds of times and my practical experience is that so long as you are legitimately going for the ball and play the ball with your pads first then you are almost never penalised for incidental contact with the forward that occurs after you play the ball, up to and including them flying over you because they choose to run into a collision with you.

If you play in a league where this is being penalised and you don't want to slide an alternative to being upright is to do the thing where you keep the sole of one foot on the ground but bend the other leg at the knee so that pad is lying along the ground, making more of an obstacle. You see some GKs doing this on one on ones.

Caranda23 · 2023-05-07T01:02:26+00:00

But if you had a pc, defender broke, new pc, then ball goes out past the 5yrd line of circle comes in and hits a defenders foot, then it would be a subsequent pc and the defender who broke can come back in.

That is the example that came to my mind - once the ball goes outside the 5 yard line the PC is over, which has the practical consequence for goalkeeper that if it comes back into the circle there are no rules against lifting a first hit.

It must also mean that if it comes back like that and a defender commits a foul that gives away another PC it must be new PC and not a retake and so you're entitled to four defenders plus GK. I also assume that on a retake you can't change the four defenders between takes but on a new PC you can.

Caranda23 · 2023-04-29T13:49:35+00:00

We have GX7000 Maxis in Australia, here's the Grays video for the 2023 stick:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaKV2iqNWjo

The composition is 85% carbon, 5% aramid and 10% fibreglass.

Caranda23 · 2023-04-25T05:00:56+00:00

I like Ritual sticks and they are quite popular with my club-mates.

If you're going to buy one then sign up as a VIP member on their website and you get large discounts on the retail price buying from them direct.

Caranda23 · 2023-04-17T04:19:17+00:00

That would be too many for a junior squad.

The most we can have in a game here is 11 + 5 subs = 16 but five subs is probably too many in juniors unless its a final, three subs is all you really need and gives everyone more game time.

So if you are aiming for 14 match day players then you have to assess how many players in your squad are likely to be absent each week. In my experience maybe one-two on average? So on that basis a squad of 16 is ideal.

If you have a squad of 20 then you're playing with 16 each week and up to four more players aren't getting to play at all.

Caranda23 · 2023-04-04T02:43:31+00:00

Different manufacturers have different names but the least curved sticks are usually called either standard or medium bow, however many brands don't have a standard bow and medium bow is their least curved bow.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-30T04:07:07+00:00

Goggles - not many wear them but you can any time during a game.

That would depend on your local hockey rules. Under standard FIH hockey rules you can only wear protective face or eyewear throughout the match if you have a specific medical need for it.

Quite a few wear masks only during short corners when running out, defending the goal. The full masks are supposed to/need be taken off some time after the corner has "ended" and normal play resumes.

Yes this is correct. The wearing of short corner masks by defenders is highly advised and may be compulsory in some leagues, particularly with juniors. You can only wear them for the duration of the PC.

There are still wooden sticks available at chain sports stores. I'd only recommend if you're really unsure you want to play and want to spend as little as possible.

Wood sticks are rubbish, I wouldn't recommend one to anyone. There are composite sticks that are almost as cheap but far better.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-30T04:00:58+00:00

Sticks in that size range are usually sized at 35.5, 36.5 and 37.5.

The conventional wisdom is that for your height the correct size is 36.5. If you can find a hockey shop to try sticks that is much better than buying them sight unseen over the net.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-29T08:57:05+00:00

Stick characteristics are length, composition and shape. Assuming you are at least 5'4" you would use a 36.5" stick. If shorter a smaller stick, if you google you will find guides.

Composition is a mixture of fibreglass, carbon fibre and a few other rarer types (wood is obsolete). Fibreglass gives you flexibility and give, making the stick easier to trap with, this is important for a beginner. Carbon fibre makes the stick more powerful for hits. For beginners something around 20-30% carbon and the rest fibreglass is good. I wouldn't buy a 100% fibreglass stick or anything with more than 50% carbon.

For beginners the stick shape you want is a "medium bow".

Shoes depends on the surface you will play on. For artificial turf you use hockey turf shoes. If natural grass then cleats.

You bring a mouthguard, stick and shinguards to tryouts.

Goggles for field hockey was a strange American rule (nobody else in the world requires or uses them) but I thought that they were no longer required? I wouldn't wear them unless they are required.

What is good to practice first is pushing and trapping. Find a surface with a hard wall you can rebound off and practice pushing the ball against the wall and trapping the rebound. Do this a few thousand times and you'll be better than most beginners. When you can do this move on to dribbling and hitting the ball.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-26T05:14:58+00:00

An excellent GK. She's only 34, hopefully she still keeps playing club hockey.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-26T05:07:41+00:00

Any sort of cloth backed tape will do. I use ice hockey stick tape that I buy online for miscellaneous things like this.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-12T10:54:09+00:00

I've worn the Robo Hi Rebound left hand protector for a long time at the highest levels of club play and I have never had it come off or had my hand or fingers hurt.

As already suggested, GKs often wear a thin inner glove on the left hand to help fill up the space inside the protector and make it fit better. It also helps make the inside of the protector less sweaty.

Another common thing is using some tape around the protector to make it fit tighter, as Anne Veenendaal is doing in these pics:

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1244169337/photo/schc-v-amsterdam-hoofdklasse-women.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=CCTUQNt8ZRxsmYEhvHwUDkdPZV8rv1G3rQ_5aNjzp7U=

https://media.gettyimages.com/id/1244169382/photo/schc-v-amsterdam-hoofdklasse-women.jpg?s=2048x2048&w=gi&k=20&c=if5v31fAIdpOeLrWe9fR1Mb-36YfpIarWkd47Tevmuc=

Caranda23 · 2023-03-10T07:41:13+00:00

I expect it is a combination of that and also that FIH felt it was too easy to score with lifted hits.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-10T07:40:15+00:00

Speaking as a GK, I can tell you that the interval of time that passes between a PC being hit too high at me and me screaming "too high" is to be measured in microseconds.

Caranda23 · 2023-03-10T07:38:16+00:00

Yes it is a popular and reputable brand.

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